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New WiFi Record: 237 Miles

A Venezuelan techie apparently has set a new record for longest WiFi link. Networking guru Ermanno Pietrosemoli established a wireless connection between a PC in El Aguila, Venezuela, and one in Platillon Mountain, a distance of about 237 miles, mostly using off-the-shelf equipment and a few hacked parts.

The previous record was 193 miles, between a balloon and an
Earth-bound PC, which rather cuts down on the risk of signal-bouncing obstacles.

Pietrosemoli notes in the project description that one of the benefits of doing this kind of work out in the Latin American boonies is you don’t have to worry much about signal interference.

And yes, I now feel a whole new kind of stupid for not being able to get a reasonable signal between home office and bedroom.